Old British Model Railway TV Adverts
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As Frank Hornby famously said, "British toys for British boys,. But what would we have done without the good old telly ad's to encourage us to buy more trains. Here's a few adverts I have scalped from other youtube user's, the quality of some isn't that good but when you consider the technology of the times I hope you will see these adverts as reminder of the way things used to be, there are several Hornby ad's, one for Tri-ang/Hornby, one for Lima, and the unforgettable Yellow Pages ad, with a young boy trying to find a Signal box For His Dad's birthday. So sit back and relax and enjoy.
Best advert on this by far is the yellow page one 😊
As the creator of many of the Hornby tv commercials, i am so pleased to see them still being enjoyed. I chose Bernard Cribbins as the ' tiny man' as he was then famous for being in a film called The Railway Children, ( he was also my fishing mate. )
About Bernard Cribbins, I always thought that a trick was missed, the opening shot could have been him coming out of a hole in the ground, as it is they were always brilliant, and formed part of my childhood, many thanks , Mark
We just had time to pop Bernard into shot as 30 secs is all we had.: and there was so many things to show
Yes thank so much , such a happy time we had with Model Trains
Hey lucky Bernard having you as his fishing mate! That way he could always get an expert weather forecast before you both set off! Good adverts John, thanks.
I am not the john ketley weather man. I was the Captain of the fly fishing internationals
My interest in British trains grew exponentially when I received a Hornby live steam Mallard for Christmas! I’ll never part from it. 😊
I like the tones of the voices in those old ads. The sound itself is nostalgic. And “no men or boys were portrayed as stupid in these ads”.
Aye they don't make like that anymore, ,,, Trains nor adverts, cheers Mark
Well, the ad at 4:46 is the latest Hornby advert to air.
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Yes, it’s surprising to see a dad enjoying time with his son in an ad nowadays.
@@Markintheshed 4:06 he’s useing all his brain power and he seems to be what 12.
When was the last time you saw an ad of theirs
Very nice compilation there mark - great to see the old ads!
Notice how most of the Hornby ones are about how affordable they were.... seems pretty ironic watching it in 2016 lol!
All the best mate,
Sam :)
yes Sam the irony was noticed, I'm glad you enjoyed it ,,,Regards Mark
Sam'sTrains
I know what you mean sam when Frank Hornby imagined his train sets they were pocket money toys
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As a Yank, I really enjoyed peering into the British history of model trains via these vintage commercials. Seems like the fun and nostalgia of model trains spans oceans and borders!
I was really enjoying watching these memories from my childhood, until I realised how old the are! I'm still a child at heart though and still play with my trains. XXXXX.
I remember the ad with the boy phoning up the shop as if it were yesterday! The ads with Bernard Cribbins were funny. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
I was going to make some more of these, I got loads perhaps I could do Bread ads next what do you think, ,,,, regards Mark
Yes, that would be great. Can't get enough of them.
The Yellow Pages was good. Another thing I miss, is the Exchange & Mart. I spent hours looking through it.
“Nothing goes like it! Nothing grows like it! HORNBY!”
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I had to chuckle when one of the first adverts mentioned train sets from only £5.00’s. That was half a weeks wages for a lot of people in the early 1960’s. I was lucky enough to receive a Blue Pullman train set for Christmas in 1965 and it cost my father £5.00. Great video. I remember Bernard Cribbins doing those adverts he was marvellous with children.
What would 5 pounds be in todays money and also why is track, the 0-4-0 and four wheeled stock so expensive just why is hornby railroad so expensive its just metal and plastic
Love it , brings back memories of a long happy time with my Father and Brother , they had Hornby and Triang stuff every where , Dad is long gone and my Brother was killed in the Falklands , all ways a soft spot for model trains
yes even our model trains can bring us happy memories, I only have to look at mine, and my Dad is right there beside me, kindest regards Mark
Falklands war a pointless war
i like the yellow pages one
I were right about that saddle!
The yellow pages commercial is the one I love.
I think the Yellow Pages ad worked on two levels, level one to encourage the use of the publication and level two, the modeling aspect spoke to those of us in the hobby ,,,,many thanks for your comment ,,,,regards Mark
hi what year did the Yellow Pages ad air.
I'm not exactly sure about the first transmission date I think it was late 70's
Possibly, but I distinctly remember watching this ad I would say around the 1983/84 period.
Mr Bennet
I would get the catalog but never bought any trains as a kid. Looked for Cuneo mouse on the cover. £5 for a basic layout was like a weeks wage in the 1960's. My "2/6" went on Airfix kits. Time when i would cycle to the model shop.
Thanks for the upload sir. A lot of the ads were made becore i was born but couldn't help but chuckle at bernard cribbins in the 3 ads he did. Thanks again for bringing a smile to my face.
thank you Paul, the quality of these isn't great, it shows how interesting the Ad's of years ago were, many thanks for watching, Mark
I really do like the Hornby railway commercials with the Dad, they're quite funny.
Aye but that's how it was dad's were always getting in the way. watch the first few mins of this it explains a bit about dad's.....th-cam.com/video/AM9EPLRgbW8/w-d-xo.html,,,,,, many thanks for the comment, ,,,Regards Mark.....P.S it's the prices that make me laugh
***** 5 pounds for a trainset. That'd be a dream nowadays
Yes they are all one piece, but I'd rather have my old Tri-ang loco's. the stuff Hornby make now is not all that great when you look at what other manufacturers are doing, ,,,,, Regards Mark. P.S. "Tri-ang Forever"
I remember these so well and how true they echo your first set then layout that grows and grows. Great times and great nostalgia. Thanks a lot.
my pleasure
I remember most of those advert's, I never had a train set when I was a lad. but I have made for it since. great set of clips Mark, regards Tony
Ah Tony you poor bairn, I can't even contemplate growing up without a train set , you certainly have made up for it, and then some, ,,,, Regards Mark
Love it! Model train TV adds disappeared in the mid-60's in the US. (Donna's husband Alan.)
It's sad that the model train brands no longer use T.V. for advertising, many thanks for your comment, Mark
Brilliant stuff. I am a OO enthusiast and this is inspirational as well as entertaining. Thank yo so much for bringing this to light.
happy to of some assistance, cheers Mark
What wonderful memories!
Yes Sir, for some of us the memories are available in our vintage loco's ,,,, Many thanks for your comment,,,, Regards Mark
I remember some of these especially Bernard Cribbins . My first train set was an intercity 125 had so much fun the whole family became involved, nowadays sadly too much mobile phone usage .
I remember all those ads Mark, great memories, they don`t make `em like that anymore. Thanks for sharing these.
Aye Philip, I suppose like me you looked forward to the new xmas ad from Hornby, In those days we would hope to get Princess or a Britannia but in fact we were more likely to get a Jinty or Nellie, but we loved them, and some of us have continued to love them, cheers for now Mark
We don't have Hornby here in Canada but we do have Bachmann
Aye those yellow pages ads were very popular, many thanks for your comment
Brilliant to see them old ads again
Thanks Malcolm. a different time, back then we enjoyed ads on the telly, even down to singing along with them. cheers Mark
This never gets old Mark
Quite right, neither do I I'm only 10 yrs old when I'm playing with my trains
Lovely little video brings back a lot of memories,I hope you can find some more of that very entertaining.
Thanks Michael, I think there must be more than these, it's finding copies that are good enough to use, there are a few on this selection that are boarder line when it comes to Quality, many thanks for your comment ,,,, Regards Mark
Beautiful 👍
Thats when they made some good British built trains ...Dave
Aye Dave and did you notice the prices as well. £5.00 for a circle of track, a 0-4-0 loco, 3 wagons and a battery controller, I paid £7.50 for mine on ebay . just for the loco ....hehehe
i disagree there. take lima trains of the day, there pancake motors were far more stronger and precise than margate built hornby locos. cheaper too if memory serves me right.
It's not about who's trains were better, this little video is a look back at advertising for our hobby. however I agree that Lima's motors at that time were very good, many thanks for your comment, ,,,, Regards Mark
great !
A blast from the past, non of the manufacturers bother with T.V. advertising anymore, cheers Mark
Old nostalgia brilliant stuff
My Pleasure many thanks for your comment Colin,,,,, Regards Mark
Classic.
Thank you all the best to you for the coming year, Mark
Happy memories
I'm glad to say I still run a lot of Tri-ang loco's so my memory only has to last until tomorrow, when I jog my memory once again with a Tri-ang running session, cheers Mark
0:13 THE UMTLIMATE RITUAL
I remember some of these Ads...
How affordable were the prices mentioned at the time? Despite Lima having a bigger range of modern image trains, they never advertised!
Those adverts are a nice reminder if yesteryear.
It's a real shame that American model trains never had such great advertisements.
I couldn't possibly comment, I've never been out of the British Isles. cheers Mark
I love theses adds Mark.
Oscar
Aye happy Days Oscar, and the style of adverts was so different, and the prices lol
3:43 YES
sad to think that now a days these are long gone, the loft is now a bedroom or the house is so tiny or not big enough for a basic train set that kids can't play with them, unless they buy a big house but that costs money, plus the loft is too small or isn't big enough like in the old days, that or its too hot or not usable as its got itchy fibers in it to keep the house warm and costs low, that or the toys are too pricey, sad really
I agree with all of that, That's why I'm "Mark In The Shed", my own little world where I can relax, and take a little time away from the three women in my life, and just play with trains ,,,,, Many thanks for your comment,,,,, regards Mark
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My Dad and Bother had them in the loft , it was a huge set up. There loved their Britannia and Evening Star locomotives
I disagree, I’ve seen that model trains and such are a lot more popular among the young like myself, generally people buy off eBay for their locos instead of off the Hornby sight and such, I’m very glad I’m getting back into the hobby now
A great piece of model history there. It would be great if Hornby made a new TV advert for 2017 :).
Thanks for your comment, yes it would be great to see a new Hornby advert, However I think we will have to make do with the old ones for the time being. ,,,,Regards Mark
5:38 I wannna go to that shop
Yes some of these adverts bring back memories.... Steel tracks that were a bugger to join and if you used too much pressure the fishplates would twist or become loose, fall off and disappear up Mums vacuum cleaner. Controllers that you needed to be a safecracker to operate otherwise your train was guaranteed to derail at the first bend that it encountered. Unless your parents were loaded and could afford one of the top Hornby Train Sets the lower end sets never lived up to the hype of the TV adverts and your interest was guaranteed to wane come Boxing Day after watching it go round and round in a circle all day and do little else.
for some of us the interest never waned, I remember making a tunnel by standing a book over the tracks. and the Blue Peter layout always gave us good ideas to try, .I still run a few loco's from my childhood, my dad couldn't afford new, we had to make do with second hand, but my love of toy trains has stayed with me, many thanks for your comment, Mark
Christopher Trace definitely started a lot of people's interest in model railways. @@Markintheshed
I remember the one with the kid who buys his dad a birthday present. Classic adverts. Wonder why Hornby don't advertise on TV now? Their latest Coca cola Xmas train set would be a good advertisement and help.boost sales.
Ah we'll never know, I remember as a boy, we would wait with baited breath for the xmas adverts to come along, cheers Mark
I had no idea that Lima made adverts
It was only a short advert run, they had a British 00 catalogue for many years also, cheers. Mark
A whole train set for 5 POUNDS
Aye I've got some that old and they still work, cheers Mark
Yeah when wages were 12 pounds a week 🙄
Wonder if these were ever sold in America
£5 for a train set?!
I wish they made ads for model trains still :(
many thanks for your comment
1:37 my favorite
They were all good James, unfortunately these days Hornby would rather give away samples to undeserving Vlogers cheers Mark
Oh I wish the prices were that cheap NOW! hehe
Amen to that, many thanks for your comment,,,,,, Regards Mark
yeah & some of these are prolly collectable now & are maybe high priced too
aye you only have to look at auction sites to see that, thanks for your comment ,,,,Regards Mark
My dad had some of their old windup ones, almost fallen apart though.
Aye a lot of us started with Clockwork, mine was a Playcraft goods set around 1965, thanks for your comment, Mark
Too bad they don't make them anymore (as far as I know) for the niche hobbyists, I see a real aesthetic in them. His were probably late 1930's or mid 1940's at the latest, maybe earlier.
there are often clockwork sets on auctions site, they are becoming more collectable, cheers Mark
Seen them (beyond my price range!) and it's amazing some of their stories, usually found forgotten in some part of the attic or bedroom. I'm glad they go (usually) on to people who value and appreciate them.
Aye prices are going up all of the time, even for clockwork sets, mine went years ago, but I still run the loco's bought for me, at the age of 5yrs, thanks again for your comments,,,Mark
LESS THAN £5
WOW
Why is it only Hornby?
How long did it take to make this video?
Thanks for your comment, once I had collected the bits I wanted to use, it took about 40mins using basic windows movie maker,,,, Regards Mark
5:24 is my fave
Me too
@@Markintheshed the first one was creepy
@@henrygordonproductionsnwr7559 was it the voice, , didn't scare me, as long as there's toy trains to look at, cheers Mark
@@Markintheshed yeah it was the voice....
@@henrygordonproductionsnwr7559 Derek Griffiths I think it is, he used to be on Play School years ago, cheers Mark
The only message I got from this video was "inflation".
Seems odd that Hornby don't advertise at all anymore
They do, just not on TV, they have there own channel on here, and they give models to Vloggers who have thousands of followers to review, cheers
5:30 an accurate representation of going at high speed in Trainz
5£ now its any where from 100£ to price unknown lol
At 2.25 he says shit 😂
You may think that Hazel, I couldn't possibly comment, cheers Mark
BMR for short
its seems Bernard Cribbins is digging a hole!
Aye but not a piece of imaginary furniture. (Right Said Fred)
There are a few factors in diy railroad layouts. One place I discovered which successfully combines these is the Jareks Hobby Club (google it if you're interested) it's the best blueprint that I've seen. look at the unbelievable information .
Thanks for that, I'll check it out, cheers for now, Mark
To the nine thumb downers , blow it out your ear !
I don’t live in the uk I live in the usa
I don't live in the USA but I love NASCAR. Boogitty, Boogitty, Boogitty,
and a 4:40 then I got a girlfriend and it never came out again
Oli Maddock I would break up with my girl friend for my trains
Train Gamer i would to wait i dont have a girlfriend 😭😭😭
get a wife who is happy to build your scenery, that's what I did, cheers both, Mark
I don't deal in Hornby anymore. Not for a time. The build those crappy Hitachi 800 ugly Azuma's class. I prefer my Athearns GP 40-2 Rocky Mountaineer loco. I also deal in Atlas & Kato American stuff! Much better than the British stuff.
YTP: hohbyb rairwaws, the persent with the soos